petition

a formally drawn request: a petition for clemency; to beg for or request something; solicitation, appeal; suit: petition the court
Not to be confused with:partition – distribution in portions or shares; apportion; a separation: a partition between offices; a part, division, or section

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P0222000 (pə-tĭsh′ən)n.1. A solemn supplication or request, especially to a superior authority; an entreaty.2. A formal written document requesting a right or benefit from a person or group in authority.3. Law a. A formal written application seeking a court's intervention and action on a matter: a petition for review of a previous court's decision.b. A pleading initiating a legal case in some civil courts: a bankruptcy petition.4. Something requested or entreated: granted our petition.v. pe·ti·tioned, pe·ti·tion·ing, pe·ti·tions v.tr.1. To address a petition to: petitioned the king for a pardon.2. To ask for by petition; request formally: petitioned that the sentence be reduced.v.intr. To make a request, especially formally: petitioned for retrial.

[Middle English peticion, from Old French petition, from Latin petītiō, petītiōn-, from petītus, past participle of petere, to request; see pet- in Indo-European roots.]

pe·ti′tion·ar′y (pə-tĭsh′ə-nĕr′ē) adj.pe·ti′tion·er n.

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(pɪˈtɪʃən) n1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a written document signed by a large number of people demanding some form of action from a government or other authority2. any formal request to a higher authority or deity; entreaty3. (Law) law a formal application in writing made to a court asking for some specific judicial action: a petition for divorce. 4. the action of petitioningvb5. (tr) to address or present a petition to (a person in authority, government, etc): to petition Parliament. 6. (foll by: for) to seek by petition: to petition for a change in the law. [C14: from Latin petītiō, from petere to seek] peˈtitionary adj

pe•ti•tion

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n. 1. a formally drawn request, often signed by those endorsing it, that is addressed to a person or group of persons in authority, soliciting some favor, right, or other benefit. 2. a respectful or humble request, as to a superior; a supplication or prayer. 3. something sought by request or entreaty. 4. Law. an application for a court order or for some judicial action. v.t. 5. to address a formal petition to (a sovereign, a legislature, etc.). 6. to ask by petition for (something). 7. to beg for or request. v.i. 8. to present a petition. 9. to make a request or entreaty. [1300–50; Middle English peticioun (< Anglo-French, Middle French) < Latin petītiō a seeking out] pe•ti′tion•a•ble, adj. pe•ti′tion•ar′y, adj. pe•ti′tion•er, n.

petition

Past participle: petitioned
Gerund: petitioning

Imperative
petition
petition

Present
I petition
you petition
he/she/it petitions
we petition
you petition
they petition

Preterite
I petitioned
you petitioned
he/she/it petitioned
we petitioned
you petitioned
they petitioned

Present Continuous
I am petitioning
you are petitioning
he/she/it is petitioning
we are petitioning
you are petitioning
they are petitioning

Present Perfect
I have petitioned
you have petitioned
he/she/it has petitioned
we have petitioned
you have petitioned
they have petitioned

Past Continuous
I was petitioning
you were petitioning
he/she/it was petitioning
we were petitioning
you were petitioning
they were petitioning

Past Perfect
I had petitioned
you had petitioned
he/she/it had petitioned
we had petitioned
you had petitioned
they had petitioned

Future
I will petition
you will petition
he/she/it will petition
we will petition
you will petition
they will petition

Future Perfect
I will have petitioned
you will have petitioned
he/she/it will have petitioned
we will have petitioned
you will have petitioned
they will have petitioned

Future Continuous
I will be petitioning
you will be petitioning
he/she/it will be petitioning
we will be petitioning
you will be petitioning
they will be petitioning

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been petitioning
you have been petitioning
he/she/it has been petitioning
we have been petitioning
you have been petitioning
they have been petitioning

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been petitioning
you will have been petitioning
he/she/it will have been petitioning
we will have been petitioning
you will have been petitioning
they will have been petitioning

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been petitioning
you had been petitioning
he/she/it had been petitioning
we had been petitioning
you had been petitioning
they had been petitioning

Conditional
I would petition
you would petition
he/she/it would petition
we would petition
you would petition
they would petition

Past Conditional
I would have petitioned
you would have petitioned
he/she/it would have petitioned
we would have petitioned
you would have petitioned
they would have petitioned

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	petition - a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authorityrequest, postulationapplication - a verbal or written request for assistance or employment or admission to a school; "December 31 is the deadline for applications"ingathering, solicitation, collection, appeal - request for a sum of money; "an appeal to raise money for starving children"subject matter, content, message, substance - what a communication that is about something is aboutdemand - an urgent or peremptory request; "his demands for attention were unceasing"
	2.	petition - reverent petition to a deityorison, prayerprayer wheel - a cylinder with prayers written on it; each revolution counts as uttering the prayers; used especially by Buddhists in Tibetasking, request - the verbal act of requestingbenediction, blessing - a ceremonial prayer invoking divine protectioncollect - a short prayer generally preceding the lesson in the Church of Rome or the Church of Englandcommination - prayers proclaiming God's anger against sinners; read in the Church of England on Ash Wednesdaydeprecation - a prayer to avert or remove some evil or disasterthanksgiving, blessing, grace - a short prayer of thanks before a meal; "their youngest son said grace"intercession - a prayer to God on behalf of another personinvocation, supplication - a prayer asking God's help as part of a religious servicerequiescat - a prayer for the repose of the soul of a dead person
Verb	1.	petition - write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writingcall for, request, bespeak, quest - express the need or desire for; ask for; "She requested an extra bed in her room"; "She called for room service"supplicate - make a humble, earnest petition; "supplicate for permission"

petition

noun1. appeal, round robin, list of signatures We presented the government with a petition signed by 4,500 people.2. entreaty, appeal, address, suit, application, request, prayer, plea, invocation, solicitation, supplication a humble petition to Saint Anthonyverb1. appeal, press, plead, call (upon), ask, urge, sue, pray, beg, crave, solicit, beseech, entreat, adjure, supplicate She is petitioning to regain custody of the child.

petition

nounAn application to a higher authority, as for sanction or a decision:appeal.Law: prayer.verb1. To bring an appeal or request, for example, to the attention of:address, appeal, apply, approach.Obsolete: sue.2. To make application to a higher authority, as to a court of law:Law: appeal, sue.3. To ask for employment, acceptance, or admission:apply, put in.

Translations

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petition

(pəˈtiʃən) noun a formal request made to someone in authority and usually signed by a large number of people. 请求，请愿书 verb to make such a request. They petitioned the government for the release of the prisoners.请求peˈtitioner noun 请愿人，请求者

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Petition

A written application from a person or persons to some governing body or public official asking that some authority be exercised to grant relief, favors, or privileges.

A formal application made to a court in writing that requests action on a certain matter.

The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees to the people the right to petition the government for the redress of grievances. Petitions are also used to collect signatures to enable a candidate to get on a ballot or put an issue before the electorate. Petitions can serve as a way of pressuring elected officials to adhere to the position expressed by the petitioners.

The right to petition the government for correction of public grievances derives from the English Magna Charta of 1215 and the English Bill of Rights of 1689. One of the colonists' objections to British rule before the American Revolution was the king's refusal to act on their petitions of redress. The Founders attempted to address this concern with the First Amendment, which affirms the right of the people to petition their government. Almost all states adopted similar guarantees of petition in their own constitutions.

Between 1836 and 1840, abolitionists collected the signatures of two million people on petitions against Slavery and sent them to the U.S. House of Representatives. In the early twentieth century, states passed laws allowing initiative (the proposing of legislation by the people) and recall (an election to decide whether an elected official should be removed from office). Both processes start with the collection of a minimum number of signatures on a petition. Small political parties often use petitions to collect signatures to enable their candidates to be placed on the election ballot.

Petitions are also directed to courts of law and administrative agencies and boards. A petition may be made ex parte (without the presence of the opposing party) where there are no parties in opposition. For example, the executor of an estate may file a petition with the probate court requesting approval to sell property that belongs to the estate or trust.

In contested matters, however, the opposing party must be served with the petition and be given the opportunity to appear in court to argue the merits of the issues it contains. A prisoner may file a petition for a writ of Habeas Corpus, in which the prisoner requests a hearing to determine whether he or she is entitled to be released from custody because of unconstitutional or illegal actions by the government. The prisoner must serve the government office that prosecuted him or her with a copy of the petition. The writ of habeas corpus, like many other types of writs, is discretionary; the court is free to deny the petition.

petition

1) n. a formal written request to a court for an order of the court. It is distinguished from a complaint in a lawsuit which asks for damages and/or performance by the opposing party. Petitions include demands for writs, orders to show cause, modifications of prior orders, continuances, dismissal of a case, reduction of bail in criminal cases, a decree of distribution of an estate, appointment of a guardian, and a host of other matters arising in legal actions. 2) a general term for a writing signed by a number of people asking for a particular result from a private governing body (such as a homeowners association, a political party, or a club). 3) in public law a petition may be required to place a proposition or ordinance on the ballot, nominate a person for public office, or demand a recall election. Such petitions for official action must be signed by a specified number of registered voters (such as five percent). 4) v. making a formal request of a court, presenting a written request to an organization's governing body signed by one or more members. 5) in some states a suit for divorce is entitled a petition, and the parties are called petitioner and respondent. (See: motion, writ, divorce, petitioner)

petition

a formal application in writing made to a court asking for some specific judicial action. In Scotland there is a technical distinction between a petition and a summons.

PETITION. An instrument of writing or printing containing a prayer from the person presenting it, called the petitioner, to the body or person to whom it is presented, for the redress of some wrong, or the grant of some favor, which the latter has the right to give.
2. By the constitution of the United States the right "to petition the government for a redress of grievances," is secured to the people. Amend. Art. 1.
3. Petitions are frequently presented to the courts in order to bring some matters before them. It is a general rule, in such cases, that an affidavit should be made that the facts therein contained are true as far as known to the petitioner, and that those facts which he states as knowing from others be believes to be true.

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noun appeal

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noun entreaty

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noun an application to a higher authority, as for sanction or a decision

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verb to bring an appeal or request, for example, to the attention of

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verb to make application to a higher authority, as to a court of law

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verb to ask for employment, acceptance, or admission

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noun a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority

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noun reverent petition to a deity

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verb write a petition for something to somebody

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